Search for dissertations about: "Policy making"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 615 swedish dissertations containing the words Policy making.

2. 6. ‘Making Sanitation Happen’ : An Enquiry into Multi-Level Sanitation Governance

   Author : Nelson Ekane; Hans Westlund; Marianne Kjellén; Barbara Evans; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sanitation; hygiene; behaviour; multi-level governance; institutions; policy; implementation; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : The importance of sanitation for human health and development is undisputed. Sanitation is now high on the international development agenda and has become a salient issue in most developing countries, Rwanda and Uganda being no exception. However, there are still shortcomings as regards ‘making sanitation happen’ on the ground. READ MORE

4. 7. Policy networks : the relation between structure and performance

   Author : Annica Sandström; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; Statsvetenskap;

   Abstract : The importance of policy networks and the need to treat networks seriously have long been emphasized within the field of policy science. However, not many attempts have been made to investigate the explanatory power of policy networks using the tools and theoretical concepts provided by social network analysis (SNA). READ MORE

5. 8. Making waves : A study of the patterns and consequences of non-state actor participation in global fisheries governance

   Author : Matilda Petersson; Henrik Österblom; Lisa Dellmuth; Robert Blasiak; Megan Bailey; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Global fisheries governance; regional fisheries management organizations RFMOs ; non-state actors; non-governmental organizations NGOs ; transnational partnerships; participation; influence; effectiveness; process tracing; Sustainability Science; vetenskap om hållbar utveckling;

   Abstract : States have established regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) to manage transboundary fish stocks. However, the effectiveness of these bodies has been questioned. Problems with overfishing, illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and bycatch remain persistent and difficult to solve. READ MORE

6. 9. Making Futures : On Targets, Measures and Governance in Backcasting and Planning

   Author : Josefin Wangel; Örjan Svane; Lars Nilsson; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; futures studies; backcasting; planning; governance; sustainable development;

   Abstract : This thesis is about the making of futures – in the sense of planning, through which the world of tomorrow is crafted, and in the sense of images of the future, developed through the futures studies approach of backcasting. The point of departure for the thesis is that more visionary and strategic forms of planning are needed if the challenges of sustainable development are to be met, and that backcasting, through its long-term, integrative and normative character, can be a helpful tool towards this end. READ MORE

7. 10. Making Reindeer : The Negotiation of an Arctic Animal in Modern Swedish Sápmi, 1920-2020

   Author : Corinna Röver; Sverker Sörlin; Dag Avango; Per Axelsson; Annika Nilsson; David G. Anderson; KTH; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Animal history; Reindeer; Sápmi; Arctic humanities; Chernobyl; Slow Food Sápmi; Arctic resources; Reindeer husbandry; Rationalization; Djurhistoria; Renar; Sápmi; Tjernobyl; Arktisk humaniora; Slow Food Sápmi; Renskötsel; Rennäring; Rationalisering; Arktiska resurser; Historiska studier av teknik; vetenskap och miljö; History of Science; Technology and Environment;

   Abstract : The Arctic has long been perceived as a static, timeless place of shielded wilderness. This perception extended to the reindeer as both part of the Arctic environment and of traditional Indigenous livelihoods. READ MORE